Guard for writing implements



May 22, 1923.

O. A. GRONLUND GUARD FOR WRITING IMPLEMENTS Filed Nov. 25 1922 PatentedMay 22, i923.

f warren stares OLAF A. caonnonn, or FARGO, NO TH DAKOTA.

GUARD ron WRITING IMPLEMENTS'.

Application filed November 25, 1922. Serial No. 603,376.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, OLAF A. GRONLUND, a citizen of the Dominion ofCanada, Province of Saskatchewan, and resident, in the United States ofAmerica, of the city of Fargo, in the county of Cass, and State of NorthDakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Guards forWVriting Implements, of which the following is a specification! Thisinvention relates to guards for writing utensils or devices, and has foran object the provision of novel means for retaining a pencil andfountain pen, or a pencil and other objects in convenient positions foruse, whereas the said device is capable of being manipulated to retainthe devices suspended within convenient reach of the user and inpositions where they will not interfere with the duties of the user.

The invention is of particular utility for those who intermittentlywrite but who have other duties such as that of showing or selling goodsor taking orders for merchan disc; and the device is also of utility foruse of clerks or bookkeepers who employ pens and pencils alternately orintermittently, since either pen or pencil may be brought to operativeposition expeditiously, whereas the pen or pencil which is not in usewill be moved to a position out of the way in order that it will notinterfere with the manipulation of the device to be used.

It is a further object of this invention to produce a device of thecharacter indicated which can be expeditiously moved, as stated, andwhich will retain its place in different positions of adjustment withoutthe necessity of manipulating securing means to accomplish that result.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe details of construction, and in the arrangement and combination ofparts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings forming part of this application wherein likecharacters denote corresponding parts of the several views, and in whichFigure 1 illustrates a View in perspective of a device embodying theinvention, the same being illustrated in operative position;

Figure 2 illustrates a sectional view of afragment thereof; and

Figure 3 illustrates a perspective view of a loop or retaining devicewith relation to which the guard proper is movable.

In these drawings, 5 denotes a flexible element, preferably of silk orsome material which, when moved, will produce a minimum of friction asit engages and slides over the apparel of the user. The flexible stripis relatively long and is intended to embrace the neck of the user atthe shoulders and to slide around the neck as the device is manipulatedby pulling on either end of the said member.

There is a portion of the member constituting the loop which embracesthe neck and there are two sections or ends 6 and 7 whichare adapted tobe moved with relation to each other. These portions that are to bemoved and which may be said to be par allel, are embraced by a retaineror keeper 8 with relation to which the member slides.

A pencil 9 is loosely connected to one end of the member 5, and afountain pen or other writing implement 10 may be connected to. theother end of the member, and when pull is exerted on either-0f the ends,the member will slide around the neck so as to draw the opposite endtoward the body of the user and this results virtually in shortening theendso drawn in order that the implement carried thereby will notinterfere with the free manipulation of the other implement which is tobe used.

The flexible member c-an'be so manipulated as to cause both implementsto be in virtually the same plan and either will be within convenientreach, so that by a slight pull on the implement to be used, it can bemoved outwardly, whereas the other one will be moved inwardly to anangle which results in affording a length of flexible material whichwill reach to the table, counter, desk or the like where the writing isto be done.

The retainer or loop should be of such size as to hold the lengths ofthe member against undue movement and yet permit its free slidingwithout producing friction to cause undue wear on the flexible member orthose parts thereof that overlap and are in contact with each otherwithin the area of the retainer.

Any suitable links or couplings such as 11 may be interposed between animplement and the end of the flexible member, and when the device is tobe ornamental in addition to being made useful, these interposedelements maybe of some precious" metal whichwill enhance the appearanceof the article manufactured. I r

I claim: it H The herein described guard for Writing implements,comprising flexible element adapted to embrace the neck of a user,

a loop embracing overlapping portions of the said flexible element andwith relation to which the flexible element may slide, and 10 Writingdevices attached to the ends'of the flexible member.

,OLAF A. GRONLUND.

